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"It's Like That" is a song by American rapper and producer Redman. It was released on December 10, 1996, through Def Jam Recordings as the lead single from the rapper's third studio album Muddy Waters. Recording sessions took place at Rockin' Reel Recording Studios in New York City. Production was handled by Redman himself with Erick Sermon serving as co-producer. The song features rapping from fellow Hit Squad member K-Solo and contains a sample from Just-Ice's "Cold Getting Dumb".

The song peaked at number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 40 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 62 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, number 11 on the Hot Rap Songs and number 2 on the Dance Singles Sales in the United States.

In 2016, Complex ranked the song at No. 47 on their 'The Best Rap Songs of 1996' list.

Track listing

Personnel

• Reginald "Redman" Noble – songwriter, rap vocals, producer
• Kevin "K-Solo" Madison – rap vocals
• Erick Sermon – co-producer
• Dave Greenberg – recording
• Troy Hightower – mixing
• Tony Dawsey – mastering
• Joseph "Just-Ice" Williams – songwriter (via sample)
• Kurtis Mantronik – songwriter (via sample)

Charts

References

1. Khal (February 22, 2016). "The Best Rap Songs of 1996". Complex. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
2. "Redman Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
3. "Redman Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
4. "Redman Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
5. "Redman Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
6. "Redman Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

External links

• It's Like That (My Big Brother) at Discogs (list of releases)

• 1996 songs
• 1996 singles
• Redman (rapper) songs
• Def Jam Recordings singles
• Songs written by Redman (rapper)